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NICE, France, September 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeltiq Aesthetics announced that it received European CE Mark approval
for non-invasive reduction of unwanted fat tissue in targeted areas of the
body. The Zeltiq System(TM) is the first and only technology based on the
patented method of Cryolipolysis(TM) -- the use of controlled cooling to
safely target and eliminate fat cells. In this way, the Zeltiq Procedure
non-invasively reduces fat bulges in properly selected patients without
needles, incisions, anesthesia, or down time.

The CE Mark approval gives the company the ability to market the Zeltiq
device to countries of the European Union and coincided with the company's
launch to select centers of excellence in major markets. The important
milestone was announced at the 5 Continent Congress of Lasers and Aesthetic
Medicine which was held here on September 10-12, 2009, and represented a key
step in Zeltiq's global commercialization strategy.

"Early clinical data on the Zeltiq approach using a prototype device to
reduce the thickness of the fat layer with precisely controlled cooling is
very promising, provided there is careful patient selection and direct
physician involvement in treatment planning," said Roy G. Geronemus, MD,
Director of the Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York, during the opening
plenary session of the international Congress. "The Zeltiq Procedure
represents one of the most innovative and unique technologies for cosmetic
fat reduction, with significant potential to meet the huge patient demand for
a safe, nonsurgical solution to improve localized fat bulges," added the past
president of the American Society of Laser Medicine & Surgery and the
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.

Cryolipolysis(TM), the science behind the Zeltiq Procedure, was
discovered by dermatologists Dieter Manstein, MD, and R. Rox Anderson, MD, of
the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital,
affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.

Speaking on the podium, Dr. Manstein explained: "Our basic research
demonstrated the natural biologic vulnerability of fat cells to controlled
cold exposure." He said that his Harvard-based research team "published clear
evidence of selective fat layer reductions of up to 1 cm in a single
exposure. These early findings led to the collaboration between our
institution and Zeltiq Aesthetics."

According to Dr. Henry HL Chan, who was the first physician to
commercially introduce the procedure in his dermatology practice in Hong
Kong, Zeltiq has quickly become one of the most requested procedures in his
clinic due to its ability to gently reduce unwanted abdominal fat, love
handles and back fat. Dr. Chan is the Honorary Clinical Associate Professor
of The University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Addressing Congress attendees, Dr. Chan noted: "Our patients report 100%
satisfaction and significant fat reduction in two to four months following a
single Zeltiq Procedure. In fact, we have had satisfied patients come back
for a second procedure to achieve more fat reduction. I attribute this to the
fact that the Zeltiq Procedure is comfortable, there is no downtime, and
patients can see and feel a noticeable contour change in stubborn fat bulges
such that they remark how much better their clothes fit." Dr. Chan also
pointed out that his patients have experienced no complications.

Clinical Study Results

Zeltiq conducted the first human study to test the safety and efficacy of
its device for fat layer reduction of love handles and back fat pads in men
and women. The unique bilateral control study design showed unequivocal
results at relatively low energy settings with an early clinical prototype
device. Based on ultrasound assessment, an average fat layer reduction of
22.4% was demonstrated after only one procedure.

Continued technology advancements in the device, combined with use of
higher rates of tissue cooling and repeat procedures were shown to improve
results with no increase in adverse events or patient discomfort. Further,
the initial procedure followed by a second procedure two to three months
later appears to provide incremental fat reduction with apparent safety.

About Zeltiq Aesthetics

Zeltiq Aesthetics, founded in 2005, is a science-based medical device
company dedicated to the development of non-invasive procedures for the
reduction of unwanted fat tissue. The initial Cryolipolysis research and
patents were originated at The Wellman Center by Dr. Dieter Manstein and Dr.
R. Rox Anderson. Zeltiq has exclusive rights to this innovative new approach
to removing fat.

The Zeltiq Procedure is cleared by Health Canada and the European Union
for non-invasive fat layer reduction through cold-assisted lipolysis and is
available for sale to physicians on a limited basis in the European Union,
Canada, the USA, and other select international markets. The Zeltiq device is
also cleared by the U.S. FDA for various applications related to skin cooling
during dermatologic treatments, with a pending application for non-invasive
fat layer reduction. For more information, visit www.zeltiq.com .

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